The following is a post I wrote earlier this week for the wonderful Catalyst blog website. You can visit their site by clicking here. I hope you enjoy and are inspired by it. As a Christian leader in my mid-40s, I constantly struggle with cynicism. Like many experienced leaders, I have faced multiple disappointments, been […]
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Making Critical Changes And Improvements Between Sunday Morning Services
Brian Dodd on January 18, 2012 in Church Leadership
Several years ago, the talented actor Ardien Brody was supposed to be the star of the the movie The Thin Red Line. He filmed all his scenes and reportedly did a fine job with the acting. However, Brody was largely cut from the film in the editing process by director Terrence Malick. Despite the giftedness of Brody, this […]
6 Things Everyone Should Know About How To Talk To Pastors
Brian Dodd on October 13, 2011 in Church Leadership
I have wanted to write this post for a long, long time. The reason is because this subject is very dear to my heart. First, I love pastors and church leaders. Second, for the past decade, I spent the better part of each day at INJOY Stewardship Solutions having individual conversations with church leaders all across […]
Top 10 Most Popular Posts Of September 2011
Brian Dodd on October 1, 2011 in Character, Church Leadership, Family, Generosity, Most Read, Movies, Performance, Relationships, Sports Leadership
Movies reviews are always popular and September was no exception. Dolphin Tale had more traffic in 24 hours than any other post did the entire month! It is not unusual for post on movies to be so popular and my early prediction is my write-up on Courageous will take October’s top honor. Before I give you the […]
28 Things Going Through A Leader’s Mind
Brian Dodd on September 27, 2011 in Character, Church Leadership, Family, Relationships
 Some posts are cathartic. They are simply a mental download to clear your mind of things, a stream of consciousness if you will. I’m just going to share some things going through my head currently but I want to hear what is going through your’s as well. I love my wife and daughter. Children grow […]
Do Us All A Favor And Just Be Reasonable
Brian Dodd on September 17, 2011 in Church Leadership, Generosity
“The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore, all progress depends on the unreasonable man.” – George Bernard Shaw What Shaw is saying is that a reasonable man sees the world changing, doesn’t change his core beliefs, but will change his methodology […]
Should We Bribe People To Come To Church?
Brian Dodd on September 5, 2011 in Church Leadership
Should we bribe people to come to church? Maybe we already do. In the September, 2011 edition of Fast Company magazine, Esther Duflo’s passionate and unconventional work in serving the poor is profiled. Udaipur is an extremely under-resourced city in the nation of India.  It had a child immunization rate of less than 2%. There are several reasons for […]
A Better Way To Talk About Hell? You Decide.
Brian Dodd on August 10, 2011 in Character, Church Leadership
I was fascinated today by an article entitled Simple Genius: A Cigarette Box So Ugly It Could Save Lives written by Suzanne Labarre of Co.Design for www.FastCompany.com. It is about two Loughborough University (U.K.) students, Jennifer Noon and Sarah Shaw, who wish to reduce the amount of smoking. Their concept is simple – scaring people has […]
When Pastors And Church Leaders Don’t Listen To Their People
Brian Dodd on August 9, 2011 in Church Leadership, Great Teams
Several months ago I noticed an obvious issue with how a certain aspect of ministry was being delivered at a local church. When I brought my thoughts to the appropriate people, I was brushed aside and marginalized. This created a sense of apathy in me. I thought, “What’s the use. These people will never get it.”  This […]
Top 10 Most Popular Posts Of July 2011
Brian Dodd on August 1, 2011 in Character, Church Leadership, Family, Great Teams, Most Read, Movies, Performance, Relationships, Sports Leadership
July was an amazing month for this site!  I shifted to a self-hosted domain to give me greater flexibility and reporting which will hopefully serve you better moving forward. A special thank you goes out to everyone who was forced to renew your subscription. Thank you! Also, I now sell advertising space. I’m currently using Google AdWords […]
What Every Pastor Wishes Their Staff and Leaders Would Say
Brian Dodd on July 21, 2011 in Church Leadership
Carlos Ruiz plays catcher for the Philadelphia Phillies. Many people take him for granted because the Phillies have the game’s best pitching staff. His teammates do not however. They know what an invaluable piece to the staff’s success he is. Ruiz has a unique perspective for a catcher regarding the success of the pitchers. He tells Gary Smith […]
12 Minutes A Day That Can Change A Leader’s Life
Brian Dodd on July 9, 2011 in Increasing Capacity, Performance
Are you searching for the missing link or silver bullet that could unlock the creativity or new ideas that could take your organization to higher levels? Ron Alexander, author of Wise Mind, Open Mind, may have found the answer. Alexander has a therapy and coaching practice that works with creative clients such as Disney. He asks […]